degraded
English
Etymology
See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
degraded (comparative more degraded, superlative most degraded)
- Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
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- The Netherlands […] were reduced practically to a very degraded condition.
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- (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
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- Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons.
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- (heraldry, not comparable) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
Synonyms
- (deprived of dignity): humiliated
Verb
degraded
- simple past and past participle of degrade